⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
Made ten threes to their seventeen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Ausar Thompson stole it from Paolo Banchero
Q4 2:40 · DET 110-104 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tobias Harris steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:03 · DET 116-109 ORL

Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:08 · DET 66-62 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 2:40 · DET 110-104 ORL
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. offensive foul
Q4 0:30 · DET 114-109 ORL
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:30 · DET 114-109 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |

